This document explains how to edit XFA forms created in LiveCycle Designer. (If you are looking for information on how to edit text or images in a PDF, or a scanned PDF, click the appropriate link above.)

Editing XFA forms

The XFA forms created in LiveCycle Designer are interactive and dynamic in nature. Adobe recommends editing such PDF forms in their authoring application to retain the form fields and interactive objects. If you try to edit the PDF in Acrobat, you get the following error:

Some forms do not allow you to add annotations in Acrobat and you see the following message:

Caution:

If you edit an XFA form in Acrobat DC using a workaround, the resultant PDF or form will be flattened and lose all form fields, layers, interactive objects, buttons, and any JavaScripts used in the form.

If you still want to edit an XFA form in Acrobat DC, follow one of the workarounds below.

Workaround 1: Save the form as Encapsulated PostScript file

Saving the XFA form as .eps (Encapsulated PostScript) file flattens the file and removes layers, form fields, and other interactive objects in the file.